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on election day, that election sort of altered my thinking. it was clear he to me that there were forces in every public and party that would control that nomination process. it would be challenging for any nominee to navigate those forces. they would have to make difficult choices in order to be the nominee. there was an element of doubt. we did think it was the likely guy. >> was there every sign you that he would not do it? >> yeah. he had really relaxed in 2009 ya. nn had a health scare. so, 2009, who knows. the time that i came to think that he was looking to run was right after the scott brown race when he sat down with eric and said we need to get another person. . let's talk to matt rhoades. i thought that was a pretty good indication that he was very serious about thinking of running. >> i was with governor romney in 2008 during that presidential campaign. on the plane back to washington , he was busy trying to arrange people's lives. he did not sound like a person who was plotting another run. he seemed exhausted by politics. but the
on election day, that election sort of altered my thinking. it was clear he to me that there were forces in every public and party that would control that nomination process. it would be challenging for any nominee to navigate those forces. they would have to make difficult choices in order to be the nominee. there was an element of doubt. we did think it was the likely guy. >> was there every sign you that he would not do it? >> yeah. he had really relaxed in 2009 ya. nn had a...
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the thing is that that election, on election day of 2010, you know, that election sort of altered my thinking slightly. i thought he would be the nominee, but it with a are was clear to me that day, that there were forces that were in the republican neat were going to control the nominating process, and that it was going to be challenging for any nominee to navigate those, those forces, and that they were going to have to make some difficult choices, in order to be the nominee. it was an element about that was injected by the 2010 race, buy always felt romney was the likely guy. >> was there after time you ever thought he was not going do it? >> yeah. i mean, he had a really relaxing 2009, and i am not sure i would have ever gone and said he is not going do it, but you know, ann had a health scare, and whatever -- he wouldn't do something if ann said it was not good. so i think 2009 was -- who knows, way was enjoying writing the book. at the time i think he was most likely to run was right after the scott-brown race when he sat down with eric and me and said "we med to get another pe
the thing is that that election, on election day of 2010, you know, that election sort of altered my thinking slightly. i thought he would be the nominee, but it with a are was clear to me that day, that there were forces that were in the republican neat were going to control the nominating process, and that it was going to be challenging for any nominee to navigate those, those forces, and that they were going to have to make some difficult choices, in order to be the nominee. it was an...
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the syrian election commission and the u.n. election commission might be a better way. we can argue for a year and a half about a commission and then have them. we have to get the annan plan somewhere in this mix and that is facilitated by elections but not resolved. those elements, in my view, seem important but i do not think you get them on our side. you could possibly get the russians and the chinese. it's worth looking at. it involves all the elements that are out there and it's going to be a very hard approach because no one will sit still for a ceasefire. how to deal with that is a very hard question. it seems to me that it is worth looking at. if you could find a way, maybe with russian and chinese pressure, to begin to diffuse some of their ability to throw hand grenades into the mix of this thing, that would be helpful, but i do not hold out a lot of hopes. >> it's a very interesting set of points. that was such a throw proposal, but i think need to worry about a call from the secretary general. if we look to iran softening their approach to the syrian conflic
the syrian election commission and the u.n. election commission might be a better way. we can argue for a year and a half about a commission and then have them. we have to get the annan plan somewhere in this mix and that is facilitated by elections but not resolved. those elements, in my view, seem important but i do not think you get them on our side. you could possibly get the russians and the chinese. it's worth looking at. it involves all the elements that are out there and it's going to...
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>> right before the election. i have talked to vice president biden since the election and members of the white house team constantly, whether it has been jack lew or -- >> it is remarkable that you have not talked to the president since the election. >> i do not think it is remarkable. these guys have a lot on their plate. >> if joe biden were president would we have had a grand bargain? >> who knows? if bill clinton were president, would we have had a grand bargain? we need a grand bargain and both parties need to move out of their comfort zones. >> let's talk about those two sides. we will start with what you are asking democrats to do -- and needs to be $600 billion in deficit reduction from health savings. the last offer from the white house was $400 billion. you say they need to do quite a bit more. >> they do need to do quite a bit more if we are going to slow the rate of the growth of health care. >> how do you convince them? they will argue that they have been aggressive. how will you convince them that t
>> right before the election. i have talked to vice president biden since the election and members of the white house team constantly, whether it has been jack lew or -- >> it is remarkable that you have not talked to the president since the election. >> i do not think it is remarkable. these guys have a lot on their plate. >> if joe biden were president would we have had a grand bargain? >> who knows? if bill clinton were president, would we have had a grand...
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in both elections. host: what else stood out for you? anything in senator rubio's address? caller: no. the only thing that really stood out to me was talking about the tax code reform. he addressed that in 2008, and i would really like to see that happen. that is my biggest disappointment. host: we will be bringing you more about the state of the union tomorrow morning on c- span's "washington journal." we will show some experts highlights and get your calls and responses. also members of congress, what they think about president obama's speech and senator rubio's gop response. we will now go to a replay of the state of the union address. also, senator rubio's official gop response. you can find this all on our website, c-span.org. [captioning performed bynational captioning institute][captions copyright nationalcable satellite corp. 2013]mr. speaker, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. [applause]>> members of congress, i had the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you the president of united dates. [applause] >> thank you. [applause]
in both elections. host: what else stood out for you? anything in senator rubio's address? caller: no. the only thing that really stood out to me was talking about the tax code reform. he addressed that in 2008, and i would really like to see that happen. that is my biggest disappointment. host: we will be bringing you more about the state of the union tomorrow morning on c- span's "washington journal." we will show some experts highlights and get your calls and responses. also...
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two elected officials are with us today. first is your mayor. \[cheers and applause] >> plus, you have a wonderful mayor. and also congressman mel watt is here. [applause] >> last night, i delivered the state of the union address. [applause] >> and i talked about steps we can take right now to strengthen our recovery, but also to buildup our middle class. and i said that while we are seeing some signs of solid progress, car sales are up, housing starting to recover, we're still a ways away from where we need to be. too many americans are out there every day pounding the pavement, looking for work. you guys probably know friends or family members that are pretty strapped and having a difficult time. and while it's true that corporate profits have skyrocketed to an all-time high, it's also true that for more than a decade now, wages and incomes haven't gone up at all, just about. so we've got a lot of work to do. and our job -- and this is a job for everybody. it's not a democratic thing or republican thing. our job as americans is to restore that
two elected officials are with us today. first is your mayor. \[cheers and applause] >> plus, you have a wonderful mayor. and also congressman mel watt is here. [applause] >> last night, i delivered the state of the union address. [applause] >> and i talked about steps we can take right now to strengthen our recovery, but also to buildup our middle class. and i said that while we are seeing some signs of solid progress, car sales are up, housing starting to recover, we're...
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accomplish, his assessment of the environment he have to work in, any significant transitions like an election, the other things like the fighting season he has to go through. all of that goes into his calculus to provide a range of options in terms of recommendations. as the leadership looks at it, they will consider other things. i have no idea of what exactly went into that calculus. >> i went to a deployment in new hampshire of a guard units that is going to afghanistan. one of the worries i have is that the numbers being floated by the administration on the follow on -- don't we have to worry about the protection of our own forces? >> that is one of the things our commanders have to take into consideration, whether they can provide adequate protection of their troops while conducting operations in the area. depending on what the specific missions earned they will be asked to do and how much of it they will be asked to do, when you factor in force protection and other things, that lays out what the commander thinks his requirements are. typically, he will present a range of options. >> we
accomplish, his assessment of the environment he have to work in, any significant transitions like an election, the other things like the fighting season he has to go through. all of that goes into his calculus to provide a range of options in terms of recommendations. as the leadership looks at it, they will consider other things. i have no idea of what exactly went into that calculus. >> i went to a deployment in new hampshire of a guard units that is going to afghanistan. one of the...
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i know because two weeks after the election, he called me and asked if he could serve on the foreign relations committee. in the senate, you do not always get those calls. people who step forward and volunteer that way on a committee that does not have the opportunity to bring the bacon back home and perhaps deliver it as easy in reelection. so i know that in tim kaine, virginia has a senator who will make his mark on that committee, for the commonwealth, and the country, and we are racial for your service. thank you very, very much. -- and we are grateful for your service. thank you very, very much. [applause] i also am particularly grateful for -- i have left partisan politics, and it is wonderful for me to welcome people in the complete spirit of nonpartisanship, not just bipartisanship. nonpartisanship. i am particularly grateful for him, for his service. i am confident from the words that we expressed, that you will make a great contribution, and i thank you for your presence here today. president sullivan, thank you so much for welcoming me here to this historic, remarkable cam
i know because two weeks after the election, he called me and asked if he could serve on the foreign relations committee. in the senate, you do not always get those calls. people who step forward and volunteer that way on a committee that does not have the opportunity to bring the bacon back home and perhaps deliver it as easy in reelection. so i know that in tim kaine, virginia has a senator who will make his mark on that committee, for the commonwealth, and the country, and we are racial for...
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was elected by the legislature of pennsylvania. tried to be seated but because he lived here only seven years, he was thrown out of the senate. so it did not have a good experience with the u.s. senate but he became a great treasury secretary. my wish is that you have a better experience with the government and go on to create -- and go on to a great career. i wanted to begin with two areas. one is the basic challenge we face as it relates to the impact of global currency policy. sometimes it does seem far away from humidity in pennsylvania and states like it. the reality is such that when it comes to china's currency policies, that has a real impact on communities there. we have lost a lot of jobs because china has cheated. and i would argue continues to cheat on the currency policy. in light of the exchange i had with senator brown, i hope you would keep an open mind as treasury secretary not to plead to having a good thing gates met with the chinese and therefore have a better policy. i hope you would seek new ways to have real
was elected by the legislature of pennsylvania. tried to be seated but because he lived here only seven years, he was thrown out of the senate. so it did not have a good experience with the u.s. senate but he became a great treasury secretary. my wish is that you have a better experience with the government and go on to create -- and go on to a great career. i wanted to begin with two areas. one is the basic challenge we face as it relates to the impact of global currency policy. sometimes it...
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the american people have worked too hard, for too long, rebuilding from one crisis to see their elected officials cause another. now, most of us agree that a plan to reduce the deficit must be part of our agenda. but let's be clear -- deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs -- that must be the north star that guides our efforts. every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation -- how do we attract more jobs to our shores? how do we equip our people with the skills needed to do those jobs? and how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? a year and a half ago, i put forward an american jobs act that independent economists said would create more than one million new jobs. i thank the last congress for passing some of that agenda, and i urge this congress to pass the rest. tonight, i'll lay out additional proposals that are fully paid for and fully consistent with the budget framework both parties agreed to just 18 months ago. let me repeat -- nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our defi
the american people have worked too hard, for too long, rebuilding from one crisis to see their elected officials cause another. now, most of us agree that a plan to reduce the deficit must be part of our agenda. but let's be clear -- deficit reduction alone is not an economic plan. a growing economy that creates good, middle-class jobs -- that must be the north star that guides our efforts. every day, we should ask ourselves three questions as a nation -- how do we attract more jobs to our...
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we are elected by the people, and those decisions can be made on behalf of the people. we're not talking about congressional salaries today. they are in place. they exist. what we're talking about is the ice officer and it -- i need with in the rayburn building, who works every day to protect his country -. federal employes a party given up enough to help the deficit, custom and border protection, dea officers, fbi, health and human services, centers for disease control positions, research at nih, all of those persons working for the greater good, those who had to address in the west nile virus, the men and boys who are on the ground with hurricane sandy right now -- i have no question that there are private sector employees or working with this. let me tell you what the issue is. let's stop fooling around and address the question of sequester. protect those that need a seat -- a social safety net in medicare. realize that if use dice and cut and slash under the sequester, that will be the issue. none of these amendments were allowed. >> she is recognized for one minute
we are elected by the people, and those decisions can be made on behalf of the people. we're not talking about congressional salaries today. they are in place. they exist. what we're talking about is the ice officer and it -- i need with in the rayburn building, who works every day to protect his country -. federal employes a party given up enough to help the deficit, custom and border protection, dea officers, fbi, health and human services, centers for disease control positions, research at...